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Influence of Palliative Care Training on Nurses’ Attitudes towards End-of-Life Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain

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  • Encarna Chisbert-Alapont

    (Day Hospital, La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital, 46026 Valencia, Spain
    Research Group of the Spanish Nursing Association of Palliative Care AECPAL, 28036 Madrid, Spain)

  • Isidro García-Salvador

    (Research Group of the Spanish Nursing Association of Palliative Care AECPAL, 28036 Madrid, Spain
    Oncology Service, Dr. Peset Hospital, 46017 Valencia, Spain)

  • María Jesús De La Ossa-Sendra

    (Research Group of the Spanish Nursing Association of Palliative Care AECPAL, 28036 Madrid, Spain
    Cudeca Foundation, Institute of Biomedical Research of Malaga (IBIMA), 29631 Benalmádena, Spain)

  • Esperanza Begoña García-Navarro

    (Research Group of the Spanish Nursing Association of Palliative Care AECPAL, 28036 Madrid, Spain
    ESEIS Research Group, Department of Nursing, University of Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain)

  • Marisa De La Rica-Escuín

    (Research Group of the Spanish Nursing Association of Palliative Care AECPAL, 28036 Madrid, Spain
    Institute of Health Research of Aragon, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain)

Abstract

Aim: This study aims to assess the influence of training on nurses’ attitudes toward end-of-life care during the COVID-19 pandemic alarm state in Spain. Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Data collection was carried out by means of an ad hoc questionnaire using Google Forms in April and May 2020. The score of attitudes toward end-of-life care was used, to which sociodemographic variables and training in palliative care were added. Methods: Data were collected from 238 nursing professionals who had cared for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 adult patients at the end-of-life stage in a hospital or nursing home. Results: Results showed that 51% of the nurses in the sample had training in palliative care. However, the percentage decreased to 38.5% among those who cared for COVID-19 patients and to 44.5% in those who cared for non-COVID-19 patients. In relation to attitudes about end-of-life care, more positive attitudes and a higher mean score were found in the trained group. Conclusions: Palliative care training is a key element in end-of-life care and is even more important in times of COVID-19. Impact: Although end-of-life accompaniment has been studied, few studies have included the influence of training on this during the pandemic. This study identifies key elements of accompaniment and training in a comparison of COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients during the pandemic. In relation to attitudes toward end-of-life care, the results showed a more positive attitude and a higher mean score in the trained group (3.43 ± 0.37 versus 3.21 ± 0.32), the difference being statistically significant ( p < 0.001).

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  • Encarna Chisbert-Alapont & Isidro García-Salvador & María Jesús De La Ossa-Sendra & Esperanza Begoña García-Navarro & Marisa De La Rica-Escuín, 2021. "Influence of Palliative Care Training on Nurses’ Attitudes towards End-of-Life Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-13, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:21:p:11249-:d:665273
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    1. María Jesús Rojas-Ocaña & Miriam Araujo-Hernández & Rocío Romero-Castillo & Silvia San Román-Mata & E. Begoña García-Navarro, 2020. "Nursing as a Sustainability Factor of the Health System during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(19), pages 1-15, October.
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